पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha168.06°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra192.45°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani194.27°TulāSvātī P3

Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:18
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:14
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868087.27
Julian Day2456552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.70°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0445°), declination 2.26°, EoT 6.24 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2013-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)